Bill, if you look up the BHI – British Horological Institute website you will see that international students can do the Distance Learning Course. It might not be what you had in mind when writing this post but I started on the Clock Course. I have had my own personal issues with the BHI but as the course goes it is quite thorough. One thing I am not sure about is to get the final qualification you would have to sit an exam, maybe in England? But even without the exam it could be something to look into. I dont know if the NAWCC do a similar thing but it could be worth looking into?
If I was doing watches and lived closer you would always be welcome to come and spend some time with me but as you are the watch guy and I the clock man I think you would end up teaching me 
